Associated Fastening Products, Inc. provides standard and special washers, with applications in the OEM, automotive, and transportation industries. We produce and distribute a number of washer types including flat, cupped, shoulder, fender, dock, wave, odd shapes, gaskets and seals, bushings and standoffs, electrical insulators, and custom USS among many others. Available shims include military washers, Belleville washers, and push on. Our on-site, state of the art equipment features press ratings from 5 to 75 tons, press speeds from 50 to 450 cycles/minute, a maximum feed rate of 12 in/sec, and maximum press stroke of 9″. Washers are available in a range of material options, including ferrous, non-ferrous, high temperature alloys, aluminum, brass, beryllium copper, titanium, and grades # 5 and 8, along with non-metallic materials including fiberglass, PTFE, PVC, mica, PEEK, rubber, and vinyl among many others. Our experienced production achieves tight tolerances to ±.005″, with available sizes of .060″ to 5.500″ outside diameters, inside diameters from .020 to 4.990″, and thicknesses from .003″ to .250″. 50,000 standard items available for same day shipment.

Our ISO 9001:2008 registered and QS 14000 compliant operations ensure products of the highest quality, with comprehensive testing and inspections carried out including hardness and first article testing, utilization of optic weight checkers, and statistical process control. Products are lot controlled for tracing, and we supply a variety of quality documentation. For more information about the standard and special washers available or the menu of additional services we offer please see the table below or contact us directly.

Projects

Standard & Special Washers Specifications

Washer Types

Custom USS
SAE
Flat
Cupped
Fiber Swaged
Shoulder
Conical
Beveled
Flush
Spring
Internal Tooth
External Tooth
Internal/External Tooth
Fender

Finishing
Split Lock
Structural
Dock
Wave
Upset
Electrical Insulators
Specialty Insulators
Bushings and Standoffs
Gaskets and Seals
Specialties
Odd Shapes
Standards (In Stock)

Shims

Military Washers
Belleville Washers
Push-On

Press Rating

5 to 75 tons

Press Speed

50 to 450 cycles/min

Maximum Feed Rate

12 in/sec

Maximum Press Stroke

9 in

Metallic Materials

Ferrous
Non-Ferrous
High Temperature Alloys
Aluminum
Brass
Beryllium Copper
Copper
Phosphor Bronze

Cold Rolled Steel
Stainless Steel (18-8, 316, 304, 410)
Titanium
Grade #5
Grade #8
Alloy
Monel
Inconel

Non-Metallic Materials

ABS
Acetyl
Adhesive
Cellulose Acetate
Delrin ®
Fiberglass
Fibre
Fishpaper
Glass Polyester
Garlock ®
Hydlar ®
Insulating Papers
Kapton
Kel F ®
Klinger ®
Kynar ®
Mica
Mylar ®
Neoprene
Nomex ®
Nylatron ®
Nylon

PEEK
PES
Phenolic
Polycarbonate
Polyethylene
Polypropylene
Polystyrene
Polysulfone
PPO
PTFE
PVC
PVDF
Rexolite ®
Rubber
Rulon ®
Techtron PPS
Torlon ®
UHMW
Vespel ®
Vinyl
Vulcanized Fiber

Outside Diameter

.060 to 5.500 in

Inside Diameter

.020 to 4.990 in

Thickness

.003 to .250 in

Tolerance

± .005 in

Tooling

Custom Made In House

Manufactured

Made in USA

Inspection

Quality Assurance
Shipping Manager
Go / No-Go Gauges

Ring Gauges
Plug Gauges
Optical Comparator

Testing

Hardness

Quality Assurance

ISO 9001:2008 Registered
QS 14000 Compliant
Lot Traceable (With Dated Imprint When Requested)
Statistical Process Control (SPC)

Optic Weight Checkers
100% Inspection
Quality Records

Documentation / Certifications

Certificate of Conformance (C of C)
Material Certifications
Plating Certifications
Heat Treating Certifications
First Articles

PPAP
DFAR
USA Manufactured
SPC
RoHS

Secondary Operations

Assembly
Powder Coating
Welding
Riveting
Bagging/Kitting
Tapping
Plating
Heat Treating

Deburring
Stress Relief
Swage
Reaming
Counterboring
Spot Facing
Fabricating

Additional Services

Special Packaging
Warehousing

Shipping
Reverse Engineering

Production Volume

Prototypes to Production Manufacturing
1 to 1,000,000’s

Lead Time

Short Lead Times
Hot Rush Orders Available
Pre-Expedited Orders

On Time Deliveries
Stock and Release
Drop Shipments

Additional Information

Industry Focus

OEM
Automotive
Transportation

Intended Applications

Fasteners

Industry Standards

ANSI
ASTM
DIN

ISO
Industrial Fastener Institute (IFI)
Mid-West Fastener Association (MWFA)

File Formats

AutoCAD (DWG, DWZ)
Bit Mapped Graphics (BMP)
Catia (CATDrawing, CATPart)
Delcam (DGK, DMT)
Drawing Exchange Format (DXF)
Graphics Interchange Format (GIF)
Initial Graphics Exchange Specification (IGES, ANSI)
Inventor (IDW, IPT)

IronCAD (ICD, ICS)
Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPG, JPEG)
MasterCam (MDX, MC8, MC9, SET
Portable Document Format (PDF)
Pro-E or Pro/Engineer (DRW, PRT, XPR)
3D ACIS Model File
SolidWorks (SLDPRT, SLDDRW, SLDDRT)